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ECCC 2023: Building Your Own Themyscira
One of the big focuses of this year’s Emerald City Comic Con is what’s called the Pro Track of panels; that is, panels about the industry around comics, about the business of making, promoting, or writing about them. One such panel is Building Your Own Themyscira, moderated by ...
Archie Comics Pubwatch: March 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of March! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In March’s Pubwatch, we link to some big interviews, preview some new covers, and more.
COVER REVEAL AND TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Archie and Friends: Hot Summer Movies #1
Keep reading to see our cover reveal and title announcement for Archie Comics’ Archie and Friends: Hot Summer Movies #1!
Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews
REVIEW: Jade Street Protection Services & The Commodification of Magical Girls
One thing I love about Jade Street Protection Services is how much it emphasizes that all girls are magic. Some have more sparkles than others, and some move about the world differently, but they’re all championed as magical. And while the essence of this story is very rooted in the history of ...
REVIEW: I Am Iron Man #1 Struggles to Set Up New Adventures
Tony Stark has two birthdays to celebrate in 2023. It has been fifteen years since Robert Downey Jr. first played the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Iron Man (2008) and it is the 60th anniversary of Tony’s first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39. It’s the latter that Marvel ...
The New Creative Team for Wonder Woman is… ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, AGAIN?!
Dawn of DC is upon us! With great fresh starts to books like Superman and Titans, it’s nice to see several franchises get a nice shot in the arm to boost them back up. The latest slew of announcements included Si Spurrier on The Flash, and actor Michael Dorn returning the character of ...
Bande Dessinée, Comics, Indie & Small Press, Interviews, Webcomics
INTERVIEW: Exaheva Talks Interactive Storytelling and Queerness in Still Heroes
Brussels-based artist Exaheva recently released her interactive digital comic Still Heroes, a tender story of self-discovery that experiments with reader agency in visual storytelling. Readers follow main character Emeline’s struggles after her superhero group suddenly disbands and she finds ...
Comic Strips, Comics, Interviews, News
ECCC 2023: An Interview With Steenz About That Washington Post Gig
Between my turning in a draft for last week’s Previously and the article’s running, Scott Adam’s fall from grace escalated, with Andrews McMeel Syndication dropping the creator entirely. Subsequently came the announcement that the vacated position formerly occupied by Dilbert ...
Editorial Eye: Interview With Karen Berger
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. Karen Berger is running the show at Berger Books, and that’s great for comics. In ...











